📍 1635 S e 14th St, Grand Prairie, Dallas County, 75051
Hobbs Williams el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Prairie, Dallas County. The school has 611 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joetta Wesley. It is part of the Grand Prairie Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hobbs Williams el enrolls 611 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Black or African American and 6.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 469 | 77% |
| Black or African American | 75 | 12% |
| White | 37 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 17 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
521 of the school's 611 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 449 qualify for free lunch and 72 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hobbs Williams el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 9, state house district 105.
Hobbs Williams el is one of 39 schools in GRAND PRAIRIE ISD, based in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas. The district serves 26,129 students district-wide and employs 1,839 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 611 students, Hobbs Williams el is close to the district average of about 670 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large